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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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